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[Dean1316]

Hi. I'm Dean from Greenfield Ohio. I just built my first motorized bike and am still working out the bugs. Looking forward to checking out everybody's projects and learning something.

 

[Wrench]

WhatUp Dean. Can we see what you built

 

[Dean1316]

WhatUp Dean. Can we see what you built

 

[Dean1316]

A work in progress but fun!

 

[Chainlube]

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Nice bike, but you put the idler on the wrong side of the chain. The chain should just ride over it and not have a lot of pressure on it. The way you have it now, the pull on the chain from the motor will break the roller. That's a good design with the four bolts, easier to keep tight on the frame.

 

[Dean1316]

Nice bike, but you put the idler on the wrong side of the chain. The chain should just ride over it and not have a lot of pressure on it. The way you have it now, the pull on the chain from the motor will break the roller. That's a good design with the four bolts, easier to keep tight on the frame.

I realized that. I'll have to do a little bending to get the right angle moving it to the lower frame section. Thanks for noticing that. Still need to do some tinkering here and there. I May go with the spring type mounted to the engine casing. Looks like a better setup. Am I right?

 

[Dean1316]

I also ordered an offset intake to allow room for the air cleaner cover. I had to remove it to clear the seat post and put the inner ring over the foam on the carb temporarily.

 

[Chainlube]

You're on the right track with all that. If you had a bunch of slack in the chain then an arched pulley holder would work good. It looks like you can just use one of the spring tensioners just fine.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I realized that. I'll have to do a little bending to get the right angle moving it to the lower frame section. Thanks for noticing that. Still need to do some tinkering here and there. I May go with the spring type mounted to the engine casing. Looks like a better setup. Am I right?

Two large adjustable wrenches or one large adjustable wrench and a vice is a great way to twist and/or bend soft flat metal.